Cable or rope guide.



J. 0. ELZY & E. E. ANDERSON.

CABLE 0R ROPE GUIDE.

APPLIOATION FILED APR. 10. 1908.

Patented Oct. 20, 1908.

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UNITED STATEQBALFENT ()FFICE.

JOHN C. ELZY AND ERIC l3. ANDERSON, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

CABLE OR ROPE GUIDE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 20, 1908.

Application filed April 10,1908. Serial No. 426,347.

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The invention consists of certain novel features of construction and;combinations .of parts which will beherein'after described and pointedout in the claims. A

' Inithe accompanying drawln'gselligure 1 is a view in front elevation,and Fig. 2 is a View in side elevation.

The frame A of the cable or-rope guide is preferably pivotally mountedon the shaft 2' at its base, which shaft passes throu h the base. a Theframe is prexerably ollow throughout the center and between thelsides 1,1, and preferably at the-{Chase portion 3,3, which sheaves 2, Qarejournaled uponthe shaftsare mounted in the sides31,- l of The shafts o,3 are held by collars 4, 4 which are secured to one side-ofthe F:frameby means of bolts 5, 5.

the frame.

Set screws 6, 6 extend through theecollars against-the shafts 3, 3whereby y are held in position. The shafts 3,;3are'p ovidedwithrconduits 7 7 which pass "throiu theshaftsffor conveying oil orlubricantfro'm the sfieaves 2, 2 to oil cups. 8, '8, whichareconliectedto the conduits'bymeans of pipes-9, ,9.

The frame A projects outwaidly attiretop and bottom as at 10, 10, andin-vthese projecting ends rollers 11, 11 are journaleda These rollersare parallel with each other and between which the cable passes'to thesheaves 2', '2, and from the sheaves the cable leads to the drum uponwhicl. it"is wound. By having the rollers 11, ll extending from the endsof the frame. and by the pivotal connection at the base, the guide willautomatically accommodate itself a'ccording to the direction in whichthe cable or rope is improvement traveling to, or from the drum, andconsequently friction and any undue strain are reduced to a minimum.

it. is, evident that more or less slight 'changes'might be made in theformand arrangement of the several parts described without departingfrom the spiritand scope of our invention, and hence we do not wish tobe limited to the exact construction herein set forth, but

what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1, Acable or rope guide comprising a .pivotally supported frame and sheavesand rollers journaled therein in pairs on axes at right angles to eachother.

2. A cable or rope guide comprising a pivotally suppdi'ted frame andsheaves and rollers journaledtherein in pairs on axes at lubricating thesheaves.

' a rectangular skeleton frame having orifices 5m the top and. bearings1n the bottom and removable .rollers let down through the orifices andstepped in the bearings in the bottom, of sheaves, removable axlestherefor 'upon whichthe sheaves are loosely mounted,

and'collars secured to the frame and to the axles.

- 4:. In a cable guide, the combination with a rectangular skeletonframe having orifices 1n the top and hearings in the bottom, andvremovable rollers let down through the orifices and stepped in thebearings'in the bottom, of sheaves, removable axles thereforupon whichthe sheaves are loosely mounted, collars secured to theframe-and to theaxles, said axles having oil ducts thereln, and

' 'means for supplying the latter with a lubricant.

In testimony whereof we affix our signa:

of two witnesses tures in presence JNO. C, ELZY. A \Y a ERIC E.ANDERSON.

Witnesses Y Tnos. J. MoDER oT'r,

GRACE DORAN.

"3'. In a cable guide, the combination-with i Having fully described ourinvention,

right angles to each other, and means for

